かし

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See also: かじ, がし, and カシ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kana spelling of various terms.

Noun

かし (kashi

For pronunciation and definitions of かし – see the following entries.
花糸
(botany) filament (stalk of a stamen in a flower)
貸し
loan, to make someone in debt
菓子
sweet, confection
candy
pastry, cake, cookie
歌詞
(music) lyrics
下歯
(rare) lower teeth
仮死
suspended animation
J
live oak, evergreen oak
Alternative spelling
カシ
カシ
, 橿, , : oak
Alternative spellings
, 橿, ,
可視
visibility
華氏
(attributive) Fahrenheit
Alternative spelling
カ氏
瑕疵
flaw, defect
(law) flaw, defects
下賜
bestowing
to bestow
下肢
lower limbs, legs
下士
a person of poor upbringing and character
a low ranking samurai
(archaic) a non-commissioned officer
(This term, かし (kashi), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as かし, see Category:Japanese kanji read as かし.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 河岸, 歌誌.)

Verb

かし (kashi

  1. ren'yōkei of 貸す: to lend
  2. ren'yōkei of 化す: to transform
  3. ren'yōkei of 課す: to impose

Etymology 2

Particle

かし (kashi

  1. (archaic) Shows emphasis.
    • c. 10011014, Murasaki Shikibu, Genji Monogatari
      わざとめるを、(はや)ものせよかし
      Wazato a meru o, hayō monoseyo kashi.
      It seems to be a special , so please go early.
    • (Can we date this quote?), “金日成将軍の歌”:
      (こう)()()(ぶき)よ (かた)かし
      (みつ)(りん)(なが)() ()げよかし
      kōya no fubuki yo katare kashi
      mitsurin no nagaki yo tsugeyo kashi
      Tell, blizzards in the wild plains,
      Tell, long nights in dense forests